State and federal lawmakers from Silicon Valley are gearing up to push back against immigration enforcement in their home districts and beyond. Several Bay Area lawmakers have introduced legislation this year to tamp down on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by imposing more taxes on immigrant detention centers, enforcing more oversight and ensuring people can sue federal agents for monetary damages. Assemblymember Alex Lee, who represents parts of San Jose, Milpitas, Fremont, Newark and Sunol, has put forth Assembly Bill 1675 to ensure ICE contractors like private prisons do not get tax breaks. The bill was introduced this month.…
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